THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

224

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE CENTER FOR PACIFIC ISLAND STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN HAWAII.

 

 

     WHEREAS, the Center for Pacific Island Studies within the School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is the only congressionally‑recognized national resource center for the study of the Pacific Islands; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Center for Pacific Island Studies, with its forty-two core and affiliate faculty members, possesses unparalleled expertise in the field of Pacific Island studies; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Center for Pacific Island Studies serves the Pacific region and its people through its commitment to the dynamic, active, and constructive exchange of knowledge on the Pacific Islands; and

 

     WHEREAS, it functions as both an academic department and a larger base for initiatives that bring together people and resources to promote an understanding of the Pacific Islands and issues of concern to Pacific Islanders, including the Pacific Islanders currently residing within Hawaii; and

 

     WHEREAS, there is a need to identify and address the needs of Pacific Islanders, including those from Micronesia, in Hawaii; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Center for Pacific Island Studies would be the appropriate choice to convene and lead a task force to identify and address the needs of Pacific Islanders in Hawaii; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2007, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Center for Pacific Island Studies is requested to convene and lead a task force to identify and address the needs of Pacific Islanders, including those from Micronesia, in Hawaii; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to submit a report, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2008 Regular Session; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Dean of the School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Report Title:

Pacific Islanders; Task Force